Skip to content

WWI Living Memorial

WWI Living Memorial from directly overhead

WWI Living Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stough Canyon Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.5 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
As A Living Memorial, These Trees Are Dedicated By Burbank Post No. 150, American Legion, To The Men Who During The World War (1917-1918) Laid Aside Personal Ambition For The Sake Of Justice, Freedom, And Democracy.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.20546, -118.30942

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Robert Katz Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Verdugo Peak: 1.8 mi
  • La Tuna Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Tongva Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Thom: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 59
Artworks
Gardens: 57
Picnic sites: 41
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
  • Griffith Park Old Zoo: 5.1 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Attractions
  • Burbank Christmas Tree: 0.1 mi
  • Letter "H": 3.5 mi
  • Warner Bros Studio Tour: 4.0 mi
  • Haunted Picnic Table 29: 4.7 mi
  • Wisdom Tree: 5.0 mi
Springs: 28
  • Goldenrod Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of WWI Living Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakENE1,879 m12.1 mi
San Gabriel PeakENE1,878 m12.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentENE1,819 m12.0 mi
Mount LawlorENE1,807 m12.6 mi
Mount DeceptionENE1,767 m11.5 mi
Mount MarkhamE1,746 m12.2 mi
Iron MountainNNE1,718 m10.9 mi
Mount LoweE1,699 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11515102468

More historic sites in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to WWI Living Memorial.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens